..Recruitment and retention were more challenging than anticipated. A substantial number of completers reduced their use of substances and risk of driving after drinking during the 3-month follow-up period...

Heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement in a statewide public college system

..The following article summarizes what is currently known about adolescent alcohol use and how it can be addressed in primary care settings. It provided the background for the meeting's focus on adolescent issues...

..We describe the experiences of several adolescent patients who received treatment from an outpatient adolescent substance abuse program that operates within a children's hospital, with an emphasis on issues of adolescent development...

..The objective of this study was to determine the 1-week test-retest reliability of the CRAFFT screening test and of the timeline follow-back (TLFB) calendar method for measuring alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use...

..To examine the prevalence rates and correlates of non-medical use of prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine or Adderall) among US college students in terms of student and college characteristics...

Nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey

..To describe the characteristics of body modification among adolescents and to determine whether adolescents who engage in body modification are more likely to screen positive for alcohol and other drug problems than those who do not...

Testing for drugs of abuse in children and adolescents: addendum--testing in schools and at home

John R KnightPediatrics 119:627-30. 2007

..The American Academy of Pediatrics also believes that more adolescent-specific substance abuse treatment resources are needed to ensure that testing leads to early rehabilitation rather than to punitive measures only...